Benefits

• Tomatoes are an outstanding source of vitamins, folic acid and antioxidant compounds such as lycopene.

• Lycopene’s effects in the human perform in many ways like bone health, cognitive function, body weight management, skin and immune system protection and helps to prevent a lot of cancer types.

• Lycopene is the antioxidant that gives tomatoes their rich red color. Tomatoes account for 80 percent of lycopene consumption.

• Also studies have shown that tomatoes and tomato extract plays an important role on preventing risks of heart problems by decreasing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels.

• Other studies point out that a tomato-containing diet helps to reduce the risk of obesity.